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Strangely irresistible Phil seduces Dawn in EastEnders

I’VE said it before and I’ll say it again. What on earth is the strange power that Phil Mitchell holds over the women of Albert Square? Read

Coming up in Coronation Street from July 6

DID Jason really think that David would quietly accept his relationship with Tina? He sent rival Gary Windass to prison, remember, so you can imagine he gets just a little wound up when he finds out who’s seeing his ex. Especially as Jason is his brother-in-law. Read

Coming up in Emmerdale from July 6

NATASHA and Mark’s romantic break has the opposite effect this week. Their kids booked them into a posh hotel so they could spend time together, but they come back ready to announce their divorce. Read

Coming up in Home & Away from July 6

wADEN thinks the time is right to propose to Belle, and puts down a deposit for a ring, even though he’s strapped for cash. Then Lou’s boat is sunk, putting him out of a job and worried how he’s going to pay for it. When he’s approached by dodgy loan shark Clint, he agrees to borrow money in exchange for providing inside information about the football team. Which is one way to beat the credit crunch. Read

Coming up in Hollyoaks from July 6

wTHIS proposal has come out of nowhere! Darren and Hannah haven’t even kissed, so why is he asking her to marry him? Actually, the pair are already wed! It turns out that Hannah, keen to shed her goodie-goodie image, went to Denmark for the weekend. She got very drunk and apparently tied the knot with Darren. She’s furious when she sobers up, but relieved when Darren tells her they didn’t sleep together, so they can get an annulment. But then he decides to propose for real, when he discovers that marrying Hannah could mean him getting The Dog back. Read

Coming up in Neighbours from July 6

wREMEMBER Helen Daniels? Older viewers will, but for newer fans, she was a legend in Ramsay Street. Her legacy continues, as Elle and Lucas find her lost will under the floorboards. Elle is stunned when it refers to a mystery child, which turns out to be Anne’s baby. Read

Chilling new Torchwood mini-series is full of action

AN ORDINARY day turns into a nightmare when every single child in the world suddenly stops dead. Then a message is sent to all global governments, with the sinister message: “We are coming.” Read

What Charlie Brooker loves and hates on TV

CELEBRITY comedy panel shows are popular with TV producers because they’re cheap and easy to make yet usually attract high ratings. Read

It's time to call it a day on Big Brother

I NEVER thought I’d utter this sentence, but here goes. Isn’t Big Brother a waste of time? Read

Celebrity MasterChef takes itself too seriously

MUCH as I love MasterChef in all its forms, including the current Celebrity version, it doesn’t half take itself seriously. Read

Mark Evans goes Inside Nature's Giants...and it's very smelly

IT’S a good job that smelly-vision hasn’t been invented yet, otherwise Mark Evans’s new TV series would have viewers swiftly turning off. Read

Maria gives birth on the beach in Coronation Street

THE golden rule of soapland is that babies can’t be born in hospital after straightforward deliveries. Read

Coming Up in EastEnders from June 29

WE love anything that makes fun of Ian Beale, so it’s good to see him dressed up as Willy Wonka this week for the grand re-opening of the caff. He gives out cupcakes, one of which has a golden ticket entitling the holder to the amazing prize of...a free lunch! Wow. Read

Coming up in Emmerdale from June 29

LEXI should know better than to go shopping for baby things, as that’s just tempting fate, especially in soapland. Sure enough, she collapses in pain and discovers her pregnancy is ectopic. Coming round from the surgery, a guilt-ridden Carl, who never wanted the baby, tells her she’s lost it. Read

Cpming up in Hollyoaks from June 29

wIT’S Warren’s funeral this week, though it’s not exactly the best turnout for one of the area’s more unpleasant characters. Even his sister Katy fails to show. Then the service descends into chaos, thanks to the arrival of Cheryl, who appeared in last year’s Hollyoaks Later. Read

Coming up in Home & Away from June 29

wTONY’S true motives towards Angelo become clear this week when he takes his ‘friend’ on a fishing trip. To a dangerous location next to where his son is buried. Then he starts ranting about Jack, and how it’s a travesty he’s dead while Angelo is still alive. Then Tony launches himself at his enemy and tries to throw him over the edge of a cliff. Read

Coming up in Neighbours from June 29

wTY realises he loves Rachel but is too scared to join her in the UK. Toadie persuades him to take the plunge but then his passport goes missing. Callum’s hidden it, but relents and the lad sets off, just as Karl returns from his travels. Read

Ben Fogle and James Cracknell are On Thin Ice

YOU have to wonder what it is in Ben Fogle and James Cracknell’s make-up that drives them to undertake such punishing trips. Read

Why actor Ryan Kelly has been leading the way on The Archers

A BLIND actress has joined the cast of Emmerdale, while EastEnders has cast its first regular disabled actor, to play a character with spina bifida. Read

Stick to the radio, Chris Moyles

AMONG the business buzzwords bandied about these days – along with “cascading down”, “escalating upwards” and “going forward” – is “multi-platform”. Read

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Sian Reeves to show 'em how it's done in Emmerdale

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